More than 100 members of Albany High School’s
fall varsity athletic teams
have earned scholar-athlete recognition from the New York State Public
High School Athletic Association. The student-athletes each maintained
an academic average of 90 or higher during the first marking period
this school year.

More than 55 percent of the City School District of Albany's fall
athletes earned grade point averages above 90.
The girls’ tennis team had the most players (77.8 percent) with
grade point averages higher than 90
(MORE).

Five Falcons become Mohawks for hockey
season

Check out this
Nov. 28 Times Union story about the City School District of
Albany's partnership with Niskayuna and Schenectady to provide Albany
High School student-athletes with the opportunity to play high school
hockey.

Albany High does not offer hockey among its 24
athletic programs. Five Albany High student-athletes are taking
advantage of the hockey partnership in its second season in 2018-19.
Yoni Eligberg, Chris Gallagher and Patrick Trippany are in their second
season with the Niskayuna-Schenectady-Albany Mohawks. Joe Rossi and Matt
Trippany are new to the team this year.

The Mohawks voted Eligberg as their captain
this season, and Gallagher an assistant captain. The team plays its home
games at Union College in Schenectady. You can find the full schedule
and much more about the Mohawks
by following this link.

You can wear your Falcon pride on your sleeve (and other places) thanks
to a range of other apparel that's available online or at the school
store, Falcon Rock.
Click here or on the box in the upper right-hand corner of the page
to shop online.

Director's Memo: Sports are a time commitmentUpdated for
the winter 2018-19 sports seasonSports are a time commitment.

If you are participating in a high school or modified
(grades 7-8) sport, please keep in mind that you are making a commitment
to your team and that sport. To be fair, each player must make the
commitment to be present at each practice and contest throughout the
season before tryouts begin. This weighs heavily on the decisions
made by coaches when they determine their rosters. A schedule is
given at the beginning of each team’s season and is also available
before tryouts upon request. (MORE)

Student-Athlete Code of Conduct

Click here
to read the City School District of Albany's Student-Athlete Code of Conduct.

Athletic
offerings

The City
School District of Albany offers students an
opportunity for athletic competition in grades 7-12 at Albany High
School, Edmund J. O'Neal Middle School of Excellence, Stephen and
Harriet Myers Middle School and William S. Hackett Middle
School.

The district offers 12 female sports activities on 29 teams at varying levels
of competition, and 12 male sports activities on 31 teams at varying levels of
competition. Each year more than 1,100 student-athletes go through the district's
programs coached by certified athletic coaches.

At the modified level (grades 7-8), we offer district-wide teams in all
sports except basketball and girls' volleyball. In modified basketball,
each middle school offers its own teams for girls and boys. In modified
girls' volleyball, there are teams at Hackett and Myers (O'Neal students
are eligible to compete on the Hackett team).

All other modified athletic teams practice and play at Myers or Albany
High depending on the sport and season. See below for a breakdown of teams and the locations.
The district provides transportation to each practice location; students
and families are responsible for their own transportation home after
practices and games.

The
majority of the district's
athletic teams compete in the 15-team Suburban Council. The Falcons are
members of the Suburban Grey Division along with former Big 10 rivals
Schenectady and Troy, as well as Suburban Council regulars Averill Park,
Ballston Spa, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake and Columbia. The members of the
Suburban Blue Division are CBA (boys' sports only), Bethlehem, Colonie,
Guilderland, Niskayuna, Saratoga, Shaker and Shenendehowa.

The two exceptions are football and
indoor track, which Section 2 aligns by school size. Albany High
competes in the largest classification in all sports.

In
football, Albany High competes in the Class AA Division with Bethlehem,
CBA, Colonie, Guilderland, Niskayuna, Saratoga, Schenectady, Shaker and
Shen. In indoor track, the Falcons compete with all Division I schools
section-wide in the
Tri-County Indoor Track League.